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#5FAED3 Color

#5FAED3 is rgb(95, 174, 211) in RGB, hsl(199, 57%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(55%, 18%, 0%, 17%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Maximum Blue (#47ABCC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.54. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5FAED3
HEX#5FAED3
RGBrgb(95, 174, 211)
HSLhsl(199, 57%, 60%)
HSVhsv(199, 55%, 83%)
CMYKcmyk(55%, 18%, 0%, 17%)
OKLCHoklch(71.5% 0.095 230.3)
LABlab(67.16% -17.34 -26.76)
LCHlch(67.16% 31.88 237.05)

What #5FAED3 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #5FAED3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#5FAED3 Channel Values

How #5FAED3 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 95 · G 174 · B 2118-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 199° · S 57% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 199° · S 55% · V 83%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 55% · M 18% · Y 0% · K 17%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.48:1 vs white · 8.48:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5FAED3 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #5FAED3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5FAED3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #5FAED3

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #5FAED3 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#5FAED3
Protanopia#A4A4D3
Protanomaly#8DA8D3
Deuteranopia#9A9AD4
Deuteranomaly#86A2D4
Tritanopia#52B3B3
Tritanomaly#58B1C1
Achromatopsia#A5A5A5

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Using #5FAED3 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-5faed3: #5FAED3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5FAED3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5faed3': '#5FAED3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.373, green: 0.682, blue: 0.827)
Android XML<color name="color_5faed3">#5FAED3</color>
SVG fillfill="#5FAED3"

More Teal Colors

#5FAED3 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#5FAED3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5FAED3?

#5FAED3 is a light teal — rgb(95, 174, 211) in RGB and hsl(199, 57%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Maximum Blue (#47ABCC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.54.

What is the RGB value of #5FAED3?

#5FAED3 is rgb(95, 174, 211) — red 95, green 174, and blue 211 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5FAED3?

#5FAED3 converts to approximately cmyk(55%, 18%, 0%, 17%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5FAED3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #5FAED3 scores 2.48:1 against white and 8.48:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5FAED3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5FAED3 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightskyblue (#87CEFA) at a CIE76 distance of 12.7, which is visibly different.

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